Cairo baseball team wins district championship

Brad Roberts pitched Cairo out of a bases loaded jam in the fourth inning Tuesday, then the Bearcats offense sprung to life in the bottom half to plate 4 runs.

The combination of fortune gave Cairo momentum to carry out its preseason task of entering the state baseball playoffs as Cairo went on to defeat Bevier 10-1 winning the Class 1 District 15 championship game.No. 3 state-ranked Cairo (12-1) advances into the state playoffs for the sectional round. The Bearcats will play May 20 against either Linn County (6-2) or South Nodaway (6-3) who play for the District 16 championship on Thursday.

“We made some mistakes early tonight, but then made up for them late. That’s what winning is all about. We’re not going to be perfect very often, but we have to make enough positive plays to cover up our mistakes,” said Cairo baseball coach Jeff Schleicher.

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